Hey everyone, there's a long boring story behind why I didn't update Monday, I'll spear you guys. Well here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy! Oh, before I start, sorry if they're a few grammatical mistakes, I'm really not skilled in that area if you know what I mean.

Gabriella looked at the next sentence of the article…

He holds your hand and kisses you in front of his friends.

Flashback:

Gabriella was currently in the school auditorium comforting her friend Amber. She had just broken up with her boyfriend Anthony and to say the least, it wasn't a pretty brake-up. Anthony was a skater dude while Amber was head cheerleader. After Troy and Gabriella's triple win, they thought anyone from any clique could date. This was true in many cases but for those two it sadly wasn't. A bunch of Anthony and his friends were sitting at their lunch table when one of the skater chicks pointed at Amber and whispered

"Ha, look at that cheer whore! Did you hear, her dad's business crashed, little Barbie is broke!" Inside Anthony's heart broke, he felt so bad for his girlfriend, but he was more loyal to his friends then her, so he forced a chuckle feeling horrible about it. None knew Amber like he did, they meet at a dinner and immediately clicked, they told each other things that not even their best friends knew. They thought nothing to tare them apart, but they were wrong. Suddenly Amber came running toward the skater table tears clearly visible in her hazel eyes,

"Anthony, Anthony it's horrible! Some big company bought my dad's store so now he doesn't have a job! My family has no money!" She wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's torso waiting to feel him wrap his arms around her like he did whenever she needed comfort, whenever they were alone. But instead of feeling his body's warmth she felt herself being pushed roughly onto the cold tile of the cafeteria floor. She looked up at Anthony hurt and confusion written all over her face,

"Get out of here you slut, we don't want anything to do with you!"

"Wha-what?" She asked her voice shaking with every word"

"You heard me! I told you to get lost!"

"But I'm your girlfriend!" She screamed with pain, not physically but emotionally.

"Not anymore, where through got it! It was my mistake going out with you anyway " He spat trying to put on and angry face but his eyes showed it all, no one could read them like Amber, but they had regret in them.. Still that wasn't enough Amber got up and ran out of the cafeteria. He didn't know why he did it but all those words just spilled out. Once they were out he couldn't take them back.

Back with Amber and Gabi

After awhile of Gabriella's comforting Amber finally spoke up,

"Why can't I have your life?"

"What?" Gabriella asked giving her friend a puzzled look.

"You have Troy. He cares about you. You two came from different worlds and brought…well most of the school together. Every girl is East High wishes she could have a guy like Troy. Do you know how lucky you are?" She asked. Gabriella thought for a second and then replied,

"I guess I do. That doesn't mean that you won't find a perfect guy for you. Just give it some time, I may have found mine in High School but you have your entire life. Believe me, you're a charismatic girl you'll find your love one day." Gabriella finished with a smile.

"Thanks Gabi, for everything." The two girls hugged and then went their separate ways.

As Gabi walked back down into the cafeteria she saw her Troy and a bunch of his 'basketball buddies' sitting at their table. Their eyes meet and he waved and motioned her over. When she arrived he gave her a sweet sort kiss while all his friends watched. They both knew Gabi wasn't a huge fan of PDA's but it had become like a handshake to them. Gabriella smiled as they broke apart and he placed his hand around her waist, going back to talking to his friends, while he rubbed his thumb on her thigh. The finale bell rang (a/n I know lunch isn't during 8th period but let's pretend) and the two teens decided to walk home together, hand in hand.

Troy and Gabriella talked about everything and anything that came to mind.

"So Gabi, what are you doing tonight?" Troy asked

"Nothing really," She replied, then without thinking she asked,

"Troy have you ever been embarrassed of me?" Troy looked shocked.

"What?"

"You know, have you ever been embarrassed to be around me? I mean come on, you're the basketball boy, and I'm the freaky math girl." Troy stopped walking and took both of his girlfriend's hands.

"Gabi I have never and will never been embarrassed of you. If anyone should be embarrassed it's you. You're a brilliant beautiful girl and I'm the run of the mill boy who got lucky and obtained some basketball skills. The question is have you ever been embarrassed of me?" He asked looking straight into her eyes, brown meeting blue.

"Of course not, Troy" She stated as he wrapped his arms around her, she once more whispered into his chest,

"Of course not."

End of Flashback

Gabriella smiled, that was one of her favorite things about Troy, he cared so much. She check off the box and her eyes scrolled down the page.

Review please, love you all. Butter, butter biscotti (don't ask, inside joke).

-Tiff